richprice79
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Good afternoon gentleman.
I have a Mark V I purchased online that arrived with 4 "groove tubes" power tubes. The amp is a 2014 model with what I assume are all of the original Mesa pre amp tubes. I like the amp so far and have found that Mark 1 is my favorite channel with the treble and presence dimed and the bass all the way off with no eq. This is one dark channel but setup this way is crushing when turned up a bit. Channel 3 sounds a bit thin for my taste by comparison but I can still find some sounds I like though not nearly as pleasing as my Mark V 25. This thing can really move some air! I have a few questions for the experts.
Are Groove tubes generally considered acceptable power tubes for the Mark amps?
Could they be the culprit of channel 3 not having very much grunt? (though still sounds good to be honest just not as good as channel 2)
The preamp tubes are at best 3 years old and there is no hum or micro-phonics to speak of (dead quite) so I don't think these would be an issue.
I have a Mark V I purchased online that arrived with 4 "groove tubes" power tubes. The amp is a 2014 model with what I assume are all of the original Mesa pre amp tubes. I like the amp so far and have found that Mark 1 is my favorite channel with the treble and presence dimed and the bass all the way off with no eq. This is one dark channel but setup this way is crushing when turned up a bit. Channel 3 sounds a bit thin for my taste by comparison but I can still find some sounds I like though not nearly as pleasing as my Mark V 25. This thing can really move some air! I have a few questions for the experts.
Are Groove tubes generally considered acceptable power tubes for the Mark amps?
Could they be the culprit of channel 3 not having very much grunt? (though still sounds good to be honest just not as good as channel 2)
The preamp tubes are at best 3 years old and there is no hum or micro-phonics to speak of (dead quite) so I don't think these would be an issue.